World Kidney Day, What Can We Do?

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect more than 850 million people worldwide and resulted in over 3.1 million deaths in 2019 ^[1]. Presently, kidney disease ranks as the 8th leading cause of death ^[2], and if left unaddressed, it is projected to be the 5th leading cause of years of life lost by 2040 ^[3].

In view of the increasing incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally and the need to improve the public's knowledge of the prevention and treatment of CKD, the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Funds (IFKF) have jointly proposed to designate the second Thursday of March every year as the World Kidney Day from 2006 onwards, with the aim of raising awareness of CKD as well as related cardiovascular diseases and mortality, and emphasizing the urgent global need for the early detection and prevention of CKD. The aim is to raise awareness of chronic kidney disease and related cardiovascular diseases and mortality, and to emphasize the urgent global need for early detection and prevention of chronic kidney disease.

The 17th World Kidney Day will be celebrated on March 14, 2024. WKD 2024 Scientific Editorial is "Mind the gap in kidney care: translating what we know into what we do" ^[4]. Historically, it has taken an average of 17 years for new treatments to move from clinical evidence to daily practice. This is far too long a time given the availability of highly effective treatments to prevent or delay the onset and progression of kidney disease. Clear guidelines exist for the prevention and management of common risk factors for kidney disease, such as hypertension and diabetes. Clear guidelines exist for the prevention and management of common risk factors for kidney disease, such as hypertension and diabetes, but only a small percentage of people with these diseases worldwide are treated and diagnosed, and the vast majority of people with kidney disease are unaware of their condition because kidney disease is often silent in its early stages. Therefore, early detection and prevention of kidney disease is crucial, and the study of its pathogenic mechanism and the development of related markers are what scientists have been researching and exploring.

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